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[SashatheMan]

hey how do motherboards differentiate. like if i want to buy one what would i look for. cuase i dont know much about them

 

[Templar]

hey how do motherboards differentiate. like if i want to buy one what would i look for. cuase i dont know much about them

Depends on what features you want, and which processor you want to use.

AMD and Intel processors use different sockets, so they're not compatible. Also there are different socket processors within P4 and A64.

 

[SashatheMan]

for a pentium 4

 

[Templar]

In terms of features everything's pretty much standard, some might throw in an extra RAID controller or so. The main thing that differentiates motherboards is their performance, which can be checked in reviews.

 

[SashatheMan]

hey do u know any good review sites? prob not? oh well i am just googling some stuff . thnaks anyway

 

[Templar]

Yeah, google around. There are so many motherboards around that no site will have everything. It'd be better for you to check out some vendor sites to see which ones have what you need, and then compare additional features and do specific searches on them using google.

 

[equiski]

Different motherboards have different on-board features. Most MoBos have an on-board sound card and many have on-board video cards. These can vary greatly in performance etc. Its also important to note what kind of graphics slot the card has (AGP 8x / PCIe 16x / Twin PCIe) and whether it supports SATA hard drives.

 

[t-i-m-m-y]

If you don't know, I suggest you don't buy it yourself.. Enlist the help of a nice friend who has knowledge, or ask your local computer shop, and post back to us, they might try to rip you off.

But "Pentium 4" is pretty generic, it could be one of many sockets

 

[SashatheMan]

What does FSB 900/533/400 MHZ mean exactly?

is it the how fast the motherboard communicated with the CPU?

 

[Templar]

What does FSB 900/533/400 MHZ mean exactly?

is it the how fast the motherboard communicated with the CPU?

FSB 800/533/400

Basically, yes.

 

[loquasagacious]

Slightly more complicatedly FSB 800/533/400 are the CPU FSB speeds the boards support eg a chip known here as X has a FSB of 800 it will run, so will Y which has a FSB 533 and Z with a FSB 400 but A wont because it has a FSB of 1600.

Basically whether or not a CPU will fit in the socket is the first part and whether the mobo supports its speed is the second part of determining if the CPU is compatible with the mobo.

 

[SashatheMan]

Slightly more complicatedly FSB 800/533/400 are the CPU FSB speeds the boards support eg a chip known here as X has a FSB of 800 it will run, so will Y which has a FSB 533 and Z with a FSB 400 but A wont because it has a FSB of 1600.

Basically whether or not a CPU will fit in the socket is the first part and whether the mobo supports its speed is the second part of determining if the CPU is compatible with the mobo.

ahh thanks

well my motherboard supports up to 800 , but my CPU is only 533, . is there a big difference between 533 and 800, can u tell a differnce?

 

[loquasagacious]

FSB is a constituent part of your CPU's speed. Basically your CPU's speed (expressed in Ghz) is a product of the FSB and the voltage multiplier.

If you got a new CPU identical in every respect to your current one except having a FSB of 800 then it would have a higher clockspeed and you would thus enjoy any benefits that you ascribe to a higher clockspeed.

 

[SashatheMan]

FSB is a constituent part of your CPU's speed. Basically your CPU's speed (expressed in Ghz) is a product of the FSB and the voltage multiplier.

If you got a new CPU identical in every respect to your current one except having a FSB of 800 then it would have a higher clockspeed and you would thus enjoy any benefits that you ascribe to a higher clockspeed.

mate if i could rep u again i would.